Coco Crisp’s CRAZY MLB Brawl Story, Studying Manny Ramirez, 2016 World Series
All The Smoke
The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts
4.7 • 7.6K Ratings
🗓️ 24 June 2026
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
Coco Crisp joins Matt and Chris Young for a conversation with one of the most versatile and underrated center fielders of his generation. The 2007 World Series champion played 15 seasons across Cleveland, Boston, Oakland, and Kansas City and his journey to get there was anything but straightforward.
Coco opens up about growing up in Inglewood during the 90s and how a near-robbery involving his father and a stray hubcap became the moment that changed his family's life forever. He talks about his career progression, starting as a shortstop, moving to the outfield and becoming one of the premier defenders of his era.
He dives deep into his time in Boston, explaining what it was like to step in and fill Johnny Damon's place. He retells the story of his all out brawl with James Shields and the Tampa Bay Rays in 2008. Finally, Coco recalls his time in Oakland and the end of his career in Cleveland where he fell just short of a World Series Championship in his final MLB game.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.3 | Welcome back. All the Smoke Baseball. |
| 0:07.6 | It's been a Bay Area heavy day thus far. |
| 0:11.0 | All this guy played in the Bay. |
| 0:12.3 | He's from Englewood World Series Chant, one of the most iconic names in MLB history. |
| 0:18.3 | Is it true, your sister said you look like a character on the, on the serial box? |
| 0:21.4 | And that's how your name stuck? Yeah. Yeah. Something like that? Well, my grandma used to call me Co. Okay. Okay. Uh-huh. And then the, yeah, the cereal box came in. And, you know, you're clowning on your siblings. Yeah. She got you. You know. One that stuck for life. And then it stuck. Well, Sort of. It was there and then it went away. |
| 0:36.3 | Okay. |
| 0:36.8 | And then it came back. |
| 0:37.4 | Somebody sent you back. |
| 0:38.3 | Well, man, welcome to the show, Cocoa Chris, man. |
| 0:40.1 | I appreciate you. |
| 0:40.7 | Thanks, man. |
| 0:41.2 | Appreciate you. Well, sort of. It was there and then it went away. Okay. Then it came back. |
| 0:37.5 | Somebody stand to you back. |
| 0:38.3 | Well, man, welcome to the show, Cocoa Chris, man. I appreciate you. Thanks, man. Appreciate it. Appreciate it. See why you guys played the same position, similar era. What stood out to you about the guy sitting next to us today? Yeah, you know, we played on the same team for a season as well. So me and Coke, in 13. |
| 0:56.2 | I played in Oakland for a season as well. And me and Coke, in 13, I played in Oakland. |
| 0:57.0 | Okay. |
| 0:58.0 | For a season and had the opportunity to get the No Coke on a personal level. |
| 1:02.0 | We ran the streets just a little bit. |
| 1:04.0 | Yeah, as you should. |
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